Holiday List 2023

In pursuance to the G.O. bearing number. 4331-F(P2) dated 21.10.2022, list of holidays for the year 2023 for Teachers, Officers and Non-teaching staff members of the University as follows:

SL. No.

OCCASION

DATES

DAYS

No. OF DAYS

01.

New Year’s Day

01.01.23

Sunday *

01

02.

Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda

12.01.23

Thursday

01

03.

Netaji’s Birth Day

23.01.23

Monday

01

04.

Saraswati Puja, additional day before Saraswati Puja & Republic Day

25.01.23 and 26.01.23

Wednesday and Thursday

02

05.

Birth Day of Thakur Panchanan Barma

14.02.23

Tuesday

01

06.

Shivaratri

18.02.23

Saturday *

01

07.

Doljatra

07.03.23

Tuesday

01

08.

Holi

08.03.23

Wednesday

01

09.

Birth Day of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur

19.03.23

Sunday *

01

10.

Mahavir Jayanti

04.04.23

Tuesday

01

11.

Good Friday

07.04.23

Friday

01

12.

Birth Day of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

14.04.23

Friday

01

13.

Bengali New Year’s Day

15.04.23

Saturday *

01

14.

Eid-Ul-Fitr

21.04.23 and 22.04.23

Friday and Saturday *

02

15.

May Day

01.05.23

Monday

01

16.

Buddha Purnima & Birth Day of Pandit Raghunath Murmu

05.05.23

Friday

01

17.

Birth Day of Rabindranath Tagore

09.05.23

Tuesday

01

18.

Rathayatra

20.06.23

Tuesday

01

19.

Id-Ud-Zoha

29.06.23

Thursday

01

20.

Muharram

29.07.23

Saturday *

01

21.

Independence Day

15.08.23

Tuesday

01

22.

Rakhi Bandhan

30.08.23

Wednesday

01

23.

Janmastami

06.09.23

Wednesday

01

24.

Fateha-Dwaz-Daham

28.09.23

Thursday

01

25.

Birth Day of Gandhiji

02.10.23

Monday

01

26.

Mahalaya

14.10.23

Saturday *

01

27.

Puja Vacation

(including Lakshmi Puja)

18.10.23 to 28.10.23

Wednesday to Saturday *

11

28.

Kali Puja, Bhratridwitiya

13.11.23 to 17.11.23

Monday to Friday

05

29.

Birthday of Birsa Munda

15.11.23

Wednesday

30.

Chhat Puja

19.11.23 and 20.11.23

Sunday * and Monday

02

31.

Birth Day of Guru Nanak

27.11.23

Monday

01

32.

Christmas

25.12.23

Monday

01

33. Holidays at the discretion of the University which may include day/days on Religious and festive occasions: 03

Sunday and Saturday involved 9 days

The following days may be observed as sectional holidays for the employees of the different communities

i) Birth Day of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas) on 05.02.23

ii) Shab-e-Barat (for Muslims only) on 08.03.23

iii) Easter Saturday (for Christians only) on 08.04.23

iv) Hul Diwas [for Adivasi (Santal) only] on 30.06.23

v) Karam Puja :To be notified later on

** Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalimpong District only) on 13.07.23

Holidays indicated above are subject to addition/alteration by the competent authority of the University.

N.B: i) In the year, 2023, the festivals/ occasions fall on Saturday and Sunday which are public holidays under the N.I. Act.

ii) 20th January, 2023 (Friday) will be celebrated as Founders’ Day of Presidency University.

This is published by the Registrar under the direction of the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor.

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